The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-23
Items Of Interest.

iaSE year
John T. Raymond one of the most celebrat-
cd actors of the day, died at Evansville, Ind,
on the llth instant
St. Martin Messenger: The buildings of the
moss factory are nearing completion, and the
machinery will soon be in motion.
Lake Charles Echo The Lake Charles Ice
Factory has commenced operations. aud is
now manufacturing first class article of ice.
Mr. Theodore Schaedel, formerly of Alexan-
dra has been awarded the contract for
building & $4,000 frame rt-house at Grew
ley.
Instead of selling old cast iron at half n
cent per pound, place small pieces near the
roots Of grapes, cnrraits, gooseberres and
ffnit trees. 1t is very beneficial.
Alexandria Democrat: We had h. light
shower OF RAIN on Sunday night; the first we
have had in about six weeks. It laid the
dust, aud somewhat helped the gardens.
Gsetna Courier: Ex-Gov. H. C. Warmoth
is not as dead, politically, as many might
suppose. He is talked of by knowing ones as
the next Republican candidate for Governor.
must draw ''plenty of water and go through
locks at Piaquemiue, if be expects to get
there. This will be our watchword in the
campaign.-St Mary Review.
st. Mary Review: The Supreme Court of
this State has decided that lands purchased
and pnt up for sale from year to year until
disposed of.
Use the SCOT from the stoyepipes and chin
neys, 1t is excellent for flowers and young
plants. Mix it with water, about a peck of
SCOT to a barrel of water, and apply with
watering pot.
The Capitolian- Advocate of Baton Rouge
has commenced the publication OF q serial
narrative on the "Creoles of Louisiana, or
"reminiscences of an old Acadian," by an Aca
dian.
Dansville Breeze: Handling Bees ~ is q
headline In an exchange. That's the stuff
They nnght to have had handles put on them
years ago, then a fellow could pick them up
without getting their blamed old stinger jam.
med into him every time.
Lafayette Advertiser: MIR. Jean Albarado,
a citizen of this parish, died last Tuesday at
the advanced age of eighty-one years. He
was native of this parish, of Spanish extrac-
ton. His parents sought their fortune bera
when Louisiana was province OF Spain.
Louisiana Democrat: Arcadia, in this State,
is making determined effort to get com-
press The sum of $i3,750 has been subscrb-
ed by AcitzenS aud business mon of the town
for the purpose, and an effort is being made
to increase it to 800 900, the necessary amount.
People like to be humbugged. When cot
ton seed oil, in soidlfed form, was offered
to houseke-pers lis II clean aud healthfu sub
SllIut6 Tor animal 1dts CVOR lug puTpOSSS IL
proved TO be unsuitable. Made into bogus lard
| it sells readily and is greatly liked, though it
| is twice as costly lis in its purer aud better
| form.
| Abbevile Meridonul The citizens of Lake
Charles are making all necessary prepsra-
| tions tD receive the members OF the Louisiana
| Press Association, which is to assemble there
| on the lith of Juue, III IL hospitable manner
The people of Lake Charles are noted for their
| cordiality and iberality, and the members OF
the association may expect to meet with u
royal reception at their bands.
| The official appraiser cut of the British
navy sets down it's value as $20o, 600 O0O. The
British have a pretty good navy, as nayies go
now days. Our own, for instance, Is some
way behind it; and yet under Republican
administration $300,000,000 were appropri-
ed for the United States navy. We ought,
therefore. to have a navy so per cent better
than the British; but We hayent-not quite.
Major Hener of the United States Engn-
GERS, has made to the Secretary of war re-
port on the project to CONNECT Bayou Ieche
at Charenton. by means of canal, with
Grand Lake. which is part of the Atcha
falaya. He has made surveys. and finds that
a cauai something over IA mile in length, five
feet deep, fifty feet wide, with suitable locks,
will cost $75,o0o. The appropriation availa-
BILE il ii little over $22 900.
The Rayne Signal says that 5. B. Bird. at
Ii
ary. purchased iut opposite the depot tor
S65, aud OH Wednesday, the 9th inst, he sold
it for 1926, making clear profit Of $500 nn
his investment in two months. The Signa
says, 4" al this rate of increase in value, the
lots sold on the day of sale for $30, GOO are now
worth $ls0,0o0. Brains, energy and printer q
ink have wrought remarkable change in the
cow pasture of three months ago"
Donaldsonville Chief: The sale of pews at
the Catholic Church last Sunday attracted
the usual interest and competition for the
most desirable seats was quite spirited. The
in excess of last years sales. A member OF
the Board Of Wardens Informs us that the TO
tai receipts of the past year have been
$6s23 so, expenditures S6l32 IS, leaving or
, hand balance of $79l 45.
West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter At the
reunion OF Confederate Veterans, held al
Shreveport last Tuesday, stirring addresses
we're were made by Gov. McEnery, Gen. F. T. Mich
oils, Senators R. l.. Gibson and j. B. Eusti.
and Hon. Chas. Il. Hooker, the silver tongued
orator of Mississippi The reunion was III
emiuently successful affair. and was source
of uualloyed pleasure to the SCARED and war
worn veterans, heroes of many bloody field
who participated in it.
Robeline Reporter: 1t behooves us OF Louis
: lana in the coming election to see that none o.
! but good men and trne ones are elected to fhe
Legislature. No matter who is Governor
} Sheriff or Judge. let's have the right men te
make the laws. Our people should remember
that it is the Legislature that holds th!
strings of our pockets, and we should guard
against the fleeing of the same by the un
: warrantable and questionable acts OF suct
+; bodies, by sending good men to make our laws
Lake Charles Commercial: Hon. VIM
Never this week sold his property on ths
corner of Puio street, fronting on the lake
J for $1,000, to the Cincinnati aud LAX
Charles Land Co, syndicate recentl,
! formed in the city Of Cincinnati. This com
: pany have already invested largely in land
i'm other parts of Calcasieu parish Water il
:. still flowing from the artesian we'll at abou
i the same rate, 600 gallons per hour. Weri
has been suspended for few days to awai
!, Developments.
] The New Orleans Chronicle of the I2ti
4 ;pst.. saws The laws of Louisiana provid
!, suitable penalties for wanton and malicious
: killing aud manning of animals, aud II !
! | uleasant to observe q general disposition .
: observe them A true, manly spirit forbid
The infliction of pain needlessly upon an 10
I i ferioc or weaker creature; and every ANNA
, g.as its uses in the economy. OF Proviaenee
. ieh taan should not lose sight OF. The dc
.ws.s.sia animals are patient companions an
. tnsIst.u,e helpers of mau, helping him q
. - ap,syr tarn. Fair treatment 10 only partia
receynpenae.
! een.. Jassramski, president Of the Lonisian
Press Assoeiation, received letter to.da
and Transportation agent of the Sonther
. Pacific Cuanpany. informing him that Gener'
Maaaaer Hutchinson has rendered the cou
fes;es of tn cline 90 the members on the occ
s;on 81 fha ,,yune meeting of the association !
g lis Charles Gen. Jastremski reqneste u